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RE: How to execute nessus client for linux.

Subject: RE: How to execute nessus client for linux.
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:11:31 -0700

I am reposting a reply from a couple weeks ago.

This looks like you are running the Nessus CLI client.
If you want to run the X client, just do:
  DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
  Export DISPLAY
  Nessus

-------------------------------

If you are running the CLI client:

Once nessus is installed on your system, and you have create a Nessus
user/password account, 

create a file with the target hosts -> targets.txt

This file could simply contain one IP address:
    192.168.0.1

Then run the command from the system with nessus installed:

nessus -Vx -c ./nessusrc -q localhost 1241 user pass ./targets.txt
./results.txt

The output of the scan will be stored inside the ./results.txt file, in this
case in text output.

The nessusrc file will not exist before the first scan, but will be created
with default values, which you can then further adjust.

This works whether you have GTK installed or not.

BTW, to build the X client, you will need to install the GTK development
kits.  Having a graphics desktop functioning is not enough and the
development kits are not installed by default.

Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: nessus-bounces@list.nessus.org [mailto:nessus-bounces@list.nessus.org]
On Behalf Of devasundar_a@sifycorp.com
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:34 PM
To: nessus@list.nessus.org
Subject: How to execute nessus client for linux.

Dear Renaud & Team,

I have installed nessus 2.2.4 in my redhat linux server. I don't know to
configure or execute nessus client for unix in my server. Can any one
explain
how to execute & how to use nessus client in Linux.


I have tried the below proceedings:-


[root@XX.XX root]# nessus -s -q localhost 1241 stf safe
*** The plugins that have the ability to crash remote services or hosts
have been disabled. You should activate them if you want your security
audit to be complete
Remote sessions :
-----------------

Session ID      | Targets
==========================


I am not able to get the Nessus client for linux. Can anybody expain to get
the same.


Regards,
Devasundar.A
Sify LTD
Chennai.

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